Silver tea kettle presented by the Merchants of Kingston, Jamaica, to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1748-1817).

Circular tea kettle, stand and heater with gadrooned borders and a swivelling silver and ebony handle. The kettle has a short curved spout and a wide collar with a round lid and bone finial attached inside by a silver butterfly screw. It is hinged to the stand with a silver pin on a chain, and the stand has four rings and four lion feet. A spirit lamp in two pieces is supported on the stand below the kettle. One side of the body of the kettle is engraved with Duckworth's coat of arms with Hercules and sailor supporters, crest and the mottoes 'DISCIPLINA FIDE PER SEVERANTIA' and 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO.' Both the lid and the heater are engraved with a garter containing Duckworth's motto and encircling his sea lion and tower crest.
The other side is inscribed: 'PRESENTED IN THE YEAR 1804 BY THE MERCHANTS OF KINGSTON JAMAICA, to Vice Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth K.B. as a Token of their high Respect and Regard for the eminent SERVICES rendered by him to the TRADE of the Island, during his Command on that Station.'

The gift was made at the end of Duckworth's term as Commander-in-Chief at Jamaica, the principal British West Indian naval station, in recognition of his contribution to the security of the island's trade. Jamaica's wealth derived from the production of sugar, and its merchants relied heavily on the Navy’s protection from invasion threats, primarily from the French.